Hong Kong booksellers are reportedly arrested over alleged sales of seditious publications
- HONG KONG -- HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities have raided two bookstores and arrested five people on suspicion of selling allegedly seditious publications, local media reported Wednesday, in the latest step targeting independent booksellers.
- Videos and photos from multiple media outlets showed officers wearing vests marked with “Police” seizing boxes from the building housing Have A Nice Stay, a bookshop founded by former journalists.
- A few streets away a similar scene played out, with boxes taken from the building housing Greenfield Book Store, acco
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- HONG KONG -- HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong authorities have raided two bookstores and arrested five people on suspicion of selling allegedly seditious publications, local media reported Wednesday, in the latest step targeting independent booksellers.
- Videos and photos from multiple media outlets showed officers wearing vests marked with “Police” seizing boxes from the building housing Have A Nice Stay, a bookshop founded by former journalists.
- A few streets away a similar scene played out, with boxes taken from the building housing Greenfield Book Store, acco
Sources: The Independent, ABC News